# Incident 19970206008571I: Bell 206B, Galveston, TX, February 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1997, 13:27 local time
- Place: Galveston, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VBVA
- Location: 29.3014° N, 94.7978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Galveston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3014&lon=-94.7978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N228EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N228EH-2000-04-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B-III (registry code 1181506, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 3,200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970206008571I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: HORIZON HELICOPTERS, BHT-206, N228EH AND AIR LOGISTICS, BHT-206, N27569, ROTOR BLADES COLLIDED DURING HORIZON HELICOPTER N228EH, GROUND RUNUP. AIR LOGISTICS, N27569 WAS PARKED, UNMANNED, AND ROTOR BLADES NOT TIED DOWN. INCIDENT OCCURRED AT HIGH ISLAND A20 PLATFORM, GULF OF MEXICO, AT 1327C, FEBRUARY 6, 1997. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO ONE ROTOR BLADE ON EACH HELICOPTER.

## Other reports on N228EH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980615038549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980615038549I), Jun 15, 1998: Bell 206B (N228EH), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Destroyed. (-5) The pilot and passengers stated that the engine lost power during flight. The pilot executed an autorational landing to the water without damaging the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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